The owner of Barton's Tree Service sensed something was wrong when a man, who identified himself as a Tampa police detective, phoned him and offered him a deal, reports WTSP News-10 in Tampa Bay. The man, later identified as Michael Antonio Bellamy, 21, told the tree service owner that the police department seized tree cutting equipment during a recent operation, and wanted to cut him a deal. He allegedly offered to sell the equipment for $20,000 ¿ well below market value. But there was a stipulation: He requested the owner of the business rent a limo so the chief of police could take disadvantaged kids on an outing. Instead, Bellamy got a ride in a patrol car. He must like riding in official vehicles: When Bellamy was a teen he was arrested for stealing a fire truck and taking it for a joyride.

The owner of Barton's Tree Service sensed something was wrong when a man, who identified himself as a Tampa police detective, phoned him and offered him a deal, reports WTSP News-10 in Tampa Bay. The man, later identified as Michael Antonio Bellamy, 21, told the tree service owner that the police department seized tree cutting equipment during a recent operation, and wanted to cut him a deal. He allegedly offered to sell the equipment for $20,000 ¿ well below market value. But there was a stipulation: He requested the owner of the business rent a limo so the chief of police could take disadvantaged kids on an outing. Instead, Bellamy got a ride in a patrol car. He must like riding in official vehicles: When Bellamy was a teen he was arrested for stealing a fire truck and taking it for a joyride.

The owner of Barton's Tree Service sensed something was wrong when a man, who identified himself as a Tampa police detective, phoned him and offered him a deal, reports WTSP News-10 in Tampa Bay. The man, later identified as Michael Antonio Bellamy, 21, told the tree service owner that the police department seized tree cutting equipment during a recent operation, and wanted to cut him a deal. He allegedly offered to sell the equipment for $20,000 ¿ well below market value. But there was a stipulation: He requested the owner of the business rent a limo so the chief of police could take disadvantaged kids on an outing. Instead, Bellamy got a ride in a patrol car. He must like riding in official vehicles: When Bellamy was a teen he was arrested for stealing a fire truck and taking it for a joyride.